More Baseless Abuse Claims Being Hyped By Media
Unbelievable.
Of course, there is absolutely no support for these claims outside of the testimony of the prisoners making the claims in the first place. But that won't stop the media from hyping them for ratings (and to continue their bail-out of Newsweek) and the anti-war left from using them as political weapons.
Why is it that we can't just declare a moratorium on these accusations until there's some proof to go with them? The Newsweek disaster in and of itself proved how hurtful this sort of reporting can be, it seems crazy to continue it.
LONDON - One Guantanamo prisoner told a military panel that American troops beat him so badly he wets his pants now. Another detainee claimed U.S. troops stripped prisoners in Afghanistan and intimidated them with dogs so they would admit to militant activity.
Tales of alleged abuse and forced confessions are among some 1,000 pages of tribunal transcripts the U.S. government released to The Associated Press under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit --ť the second batch of documents the AP has received in 10 days.
The testimonies offer a glimpse into the secretive world of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where about 520 men from 40 countries remain held, accused of having links to Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime or Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network. Many have been held for three years.
Of course, there is absolutely no support for these claims outside of the testimony of the prisoners making the claims in the first place. But that won't stop the media from hyping them for ratings (and to continue their bail-out of Newsweek) and the anti-war left from using them as political weapons.
Why is it that we can't just declare a moratorium on these accusations until there's some proof to go with them? The Newsweek disaster in and of itself proved how hurtful this sort of reporting can be, it seems crazy to continue it.
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